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And if your novel in progress doesn’t fit into any of these categories, feel free to try us anyway.

For more information on how to submit please visit northbanktalent.com/contact/. We can’t wait to read your work! #mswl #askagent

Good examples of this are THE ONE by John Marrs and STATION ELEVEN by Emily St John Mandel.

And last on the list, we are on the hunt for some lightly speculative novels. Think BLACK MIRROR in book form – something that shows us our world, but with a twist.

We’re especially interested in novels about the dark side of friendship – e.g. SOCIAL CREATURE by Tara Isabella Burton or THE SECRET HISTORY for a new generation

We love a good thriller! If you’ve got a fresh take on the genre, whether that’s a new and exciting character or a different setting, then we want to see it!

From ONE DAY IN DECEMBER, to US, to UNDER THE UDALA TREES and THE NIGHTINGALE. Actually, novels about any kind of relationship, whether romantic, familial or platonic.

Love stories! First loves, last loves, impossible loves, crossed paths and missed connections.

We’d also love to see some dual timeline novels involving secrets and objects from the past, or gothic settings with hints of the supernatural – think MEXICAN GOTHIC and THE FAMILIARS.

We’re also on the hunt for historical novels. Specifically, we’re looking for new concepts offering different perspectives and previously untold stories, preferably set in the 19th or 20th centuries.

SUCH A FUN AGE and QUEENIE are brilliant examples of this!

First up, we’re looking for contemporary novels that have something to say about modern life…

Chloe Seager 📖@ChloeSeager is responsible for the agency’s children’s and young adult book business as well as science fiction and fantasy. In children’s, Northbank represent all genres of young adult, middle-grade and age 5-8 fiction and non-fiction. #MSWL

Martin Redfern 🔖@martinjredfern is responsible for the agency’s non-fiction including history, science, politics, economics, business, lifestyle and memoir #MSWL

Kate Burke 📚 @KBBooks heads up our market-leading fiction list, focusing on commercial and upmarket women’s fiction, historical fiction, and crime, thriller and suspense #MSWL